ABLE SEAMAN EUGENE JOSEPH GORMAN

DOB/DOD: May 13, 1919 (Philadelphia, PA) – April 5, 1943; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: GrotonSERVICE NUMBER: Z-153662 FAMILY: Born to Daniel F. (1881-) and Druscilla E. Crow Gorman (1885-1950) [both born in Canada]. Three brothers, Frank D. (1911-1989), William K. (1914-2000), and George E. (1925-2007). One sister, Muriel M. Gorman Pringle (1917-1998). CIRCUMSTANCES:Continue reading “ABLE SEAMAN EUGENE JOSEPH GORMAN”

FIREMAN ROBERT ERNEST FRANCIS GABOURY

DOB/DOD: June 4, 1917 (Central Falls, RI)- January 8, 1942; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Thelma Street, on June 2, 1940, in Groton, CTCHILDREN: One son, Robert E., Jr. (1944-2002) LOCAL ADDRESS: 4044 Poquonock Road, Groton, CTSERVICE NUMBER: Unknown FAMILY: Born to Joseph D. [born in Canada] (1856-1931) and Marie Anne Lamothe Gaboury (1877-1929). SixContinue reading “FIREMAN ROBERT ERNEST FRANCIS GABOURY”

SERGEANT ROBERT A. GRAY; ARMY

DOB/DOD: September 21, 1834 (Philadelphia, PA) – November 22, 1906 (Groton, CT); 72 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Evaline Tuttle (1839-1864) on September 13, 1860. Remarried Mary J. Wilcox (1845-1915) in 1871.CHILDREN: NoneENLISTMENT: August 8, 1862, in Groton, Connecticut.DISCHARGE: June 23, 1865. FAMILY: Born to Joseph Gray (1810-1850) and Emeline H. Morgan Gray (1815-1898). One brother,Continue reading “SERGEANT ROBERT A. GRAY; ARMY”

BREVET CAPTAIN JOHN KNIGHT BUCKLYN; ARMY

DOB/DOD: March 15, 1834 (Foster Creek, RI) – May 15, 1906 (Mystic, CT); 72 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Mary McKee Young (1841-1907) on January 9, 1864, in Providence, Rhode Island.CHILDREN: Two sons, John Jr. (1865-1925) and Frank A. (1867-1918).ENLISTMENT: September 30, 1861, at Providence, Rhode Island.DISCHARGE: Mustered out February 2, 1865. FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “BREVET CAPTAIN JOHN KNIGHT BUCKLYN; ARMY”

FIRST LIEUTENANT FREDERICK CLARENCE BUCK; ARMY

DOB/DOD: 1843 * (Poquonock Br, Groton, CT) – July 15, 1905 (Johnson City, TN); 61 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: August 17, 1862, in Windsor, Connecticut.WOUNDED: Wounded on September 27, 1864, at Fort Harrison, Virginia.DISCHARGE: Mustered out on June 16, 1865. * The exact Date of Birth is unknown. FAMILY: Born to Daniel (1814-1892) and MaryContinue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT FREDERICK CLARENCE BUCK; ARMY”